This
garden makeover followed on the heels of a home redesign. The homeowners wanted
to create a front yard garden that was low maintenance and afforded the luxury
of sitting outside to enjoy the neighborhood community, but still allowed some
degree of protection from people just wandering into the yard.
The
design of the garden is inspired by the unique elongated proportions of the new
architecture. Repeating those same elongated shapes in the garden helps reflect
the house while creating an interesting forecourt to circulate through, making
the garden feel bigger. A wood deck is a slightly new take on the traditional
front porch. It is protected by an overhang that is held away from the house,
allowing planting between the deck and the house. Each planter holds a display
of different colored succulents and drought tolerant grass-like plants. The
front berm creates a physical barrier giving some visual drama to the street
while allowing open site lines to the house.
Designer Victoria Pakshong with place, a
landscape and architectual collaborative, will be on hand, as well as
landscaper Raul Castillo of Eco-nomical Landscape.
